Sweden is a wonderful place to live, with a great reputation across the world in all sorts of positive areas. They have one of the most environmentally friendly outlooks in the world and are known as a very welcoming and friendly people. In the technology world they are often thought of as the … Read more
For Czech citizens who travel a lot, getting a Czech IP address really makes sense. For example many websites based in the Czech republic are inaccessible as soon as you travel outside the country. The growth of regional only websites has grown in the Czech Republic just like the rest of the world. Access is … Read more
For a British citizen who’s spending some time working in Hong Kong there were two priorities. Firstly to find somewhere to stay that didn’t cost half my salary and the second was to work out a way to get a UK IP address in Hong Kong. The first was solved thanks to a tip … Read more
Most of the really popular region locked content is based on USA and UK servers, so people are usually searching for British and US IP addresses. However in just about every country you’ll find popular web sites which are restricted to the domestic market. For example in Italy there’s a fantastic broadcaster called RAI … Read more
It might seem quite strange to think that the Domain Name System, actually plays a role in filtering and region locking however it is actually true. In fact DNS has been used extensively on both sides of the battle both for blocking access and bypassing content filtering. It’s most extensive use is historically as a … Read more
There are literally millions of people who use Netflix through a VPN service, yet over the last few weeks they’ve had real problems. Although these people obviously have to subscribe to Netflix, they use VPNs to hide their location and gain access to different version of the Netflix library. The reason is simple, although the … Read more
Your IP address can seem to be located in any country you like if you have the resources to change it. For example to access many sites based in France you must have a French network address or you’ll simply be blocked or filtered. It follows that anyone might easily acquire a French IP address … Read more
Although I’ve worked in IT for many years, for much of that time managing IP addresses wasn’t really that much more than an admin task to be completed. In my earlier career many corporate network administrators didn’t really trust or use DHCP and assigning IP addresses individually was typically very common. This led to a … Read more
Although the internet is of course responsible for breaking down all sorts of barriers across the world, there is still a certain amount of prejudice and imbalance that exists online. Unfortunately as the internet becomes more politicized and commercial these inequalities are also starting to increase too. Take for example the commercial side, firms quickly … Read more
It’s a move that’s been greeted with shock by expats across the world, the BBC have begun to actively block access to iPlayer from outside the UK. Apparently they have been doing this for many years, but to be honest their efforts have looked a little half-hearted until now when thousands are reporting BBC iPlayer … Read more